ἄφλαστον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Bechtel posited "that which prevents destruction", from ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ φλάω (phláō, “to crush”), but this is considered improbable by Beekes, who claims it is from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.pʰlas.ton/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.pʰlas.ton/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɸlas.ton/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.flas.ton/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.flas.ton/

Noun

ἄφλᾰστον • (áphlăston) n (genitive ἀφλᾰ́στου); second declension

(nautical) curved poop of a ship, with its ornaments

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ἄφλᾰστον; τοῦ ἀφλᾰ́στου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἄφλᾰστον tò áphlăston	τὼ ἀφλᾰ́στω tṑ aphlắstō	τᾰ̀ ἄφλᾰστᾰ tằ áphlăstă
Genitive	τοῦ ἀφλᾰ́στου toû aphlắstou	τοῖν ἀφλᾰ́στοιν toîn aphlắstoin	τῶν ἀφλᾰ́στων tôn aphlắstōn
Dative	τῷ ἀφλᾰ́στῳ tōî aphlắstōi	τοῖν ἀφλᾰ́στοιν toîn aphlắstoin	τοῖς ἀφλᾰ́στοις toîs aphlắstois
Accusative	τὸ ἄφλᾰστον tò áphlăston	τὼ ἀφλᾰ́στω tṑ aphlắstō	τᾰ̀ ἄφλᾰστᾰ tằ áphlăstă
Vocative	ἄφλᾰστον áphlăston	ἀφλᾰ́στω aphlắstō	ἄφλᾰστᾰ áphlăstă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

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